On 30 May 1914 Ada Frances Rutter first married Charles Frederick Valentine, son of John Valentine & Eliza Darlow, in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. Born on 8 Jul 1887 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. Charles Frederick was baptized in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, on 3 Oct 1888. Charles Frederick died in Derby, Derbyshire, England, on 14 Apr 1924; he was 36. Buried on 18 Apr 1924 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England.
As a boy, Charles was a greengrocers assistant according to the 1901 census. Charles Valentine was a miner at the time of his marriage to Ada Frances Lander. He resided on Prospect Street, Alfreton. She resided at the Red Lion, Alfreton.
After his father died in 1916, Charles' younger siblings came to live with him and his wife.